Surgical instrument.



G. H HODGSON.

SURGICAL INSTRUMENT;

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 9. 1915.

Patented July 17, 1917.

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mmuauim mnilunau INVENTQR WITNESSES ATTORNEY G. H. HOD GS'O N. SURGICAL INSTRUMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 9.1916.

Patented J uly 17, 1917.

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GILBERT I-I. HODGSON, OF TAMPA, FLORIDA.

SURGICAL INSTRUMENT.

LES LIQG.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 1?, 1917.

Application filed June 9, 1916. Serial No. 102,738.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GILBERT H. I-Ioneson, a citizen of the United States, residmg at Tampa, in the county of Hillsborough and tion of the genito-urinary tract and rectum,

etc.

An object of the invention is to provide an instrument for treating infections of the genito-urinary tract in males or females, and may be utilized to equal advantage in either acute or chronic condition.

Another-object is to permit the application of heat at a predetermined temperature to the aifected parts, which as is known to those skilled in the art, is desirable in the treatment of this species of disease.

A further object of the invention is to equip the device with a means for registering the temperature of the heating agency,

when introduced into the device and also a registering means by which the temperature of the agency may be determined when being expelled from the device.

A further object of the invention is to provide applicators of various configurations which may be conveniently introduced into the penis, vagina or rectum, for treatment of diseases therein, all of which may be conveniently associated with the means for registering the temperature of the heating agency.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a top plan of one form of my invention, a part thereof being broken away to disclose details.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same, showing to advantage the man ner in which the applicator and temperature indicating means is associated.

Fig. 4c is a longitudinal sectional view of a modified form of applicator.

Fig. 5 is a side elevational view of another modified form, a portion thereof being broken away to disclose details.

Fig. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a slight modification over the form shown in Fig. 5, a portion of this form beis formed in said base, this ingshown in side elevation and the body being severed intermediate its ends.

Fig. 7 is a rear elevational view of one of the applicators, and

Fig. 8 is a side elevational view of another modified form of applicator, a portion thereof being broken away to disclose details.

In the drawings I have in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 shown a form of invention adapted for treat ment of diseases in the genito-urinary tract of the penis, which in this instance comprises an applicator 1 made of thin metal and consisting of a base 2 which has issuing therefrom a cylindrical tube 3, the outer terminal of which is closed and is of a semiovoid configuration, as indicated at 4. The

base 2 is provided with an inlet opening 5 which inclines toward the tube 3 and communicates with a duct or pipe 6 leading from said base 2 and terminating short of the outer terminal of the tube 3, as illustrated to advantage in Fig. 3. An outlet opening 7 opening also being inclined toward the tube 3. The openings 5 and 7 issue, at a point approximately midway the ends of said base, into ways 8 and 9, respectively, both of which are of a conical configuration.

A temperature registering member generally designated 10 is associated with the applicator 1 and comprises a housing 11 which has a pair of parallelly arranged cells therein, each of which carries a graduated thermometer bulb 12, the mercury tube 13 of each of which is extended through the inner end of the casing 11, portions thereof being concentrically arranged in chambers l l and 15, the latter being equipped with cone-shaped terminals to engage the conical openings 8 and 9 in the base 2. Each of the chambers 14% and 15 is provided with an inclined tube 17,, said tubes inclining in counter directions and communicating with their respective chambers; the tube leading from the chamber 14 comprises an inlet tube and the tube leading from the chamber 15 comprises an outlet tube. It will be noted that each of the free terminals of the tube 17 has an enlarged truncated cone-shaped head 18 thereon, which is adapted for engage ment with a suitable means for conveying fluid to, or from said tube.

In order to retain the temperature registermg means and the applicator from displacement, a suitable slip joint has been provided which in this instance comprises a pair of fingers 19 which extend rearwardly from thebase 2 of the applicator and straddle a threaded shank 20 upon which is mounted a knurled nut 21. By this construction it is seen that the applicator and temperature registering means may be held in fixed engagement, although when desired these parts may be separated by merely disengaging the nut 21.

In Fig. 4 I have shown a modified form of the applicator in which the outer terminal 22 is curved, so as to especially adapt the same for use in treating the specific point of the irritation in the urethra and may also, if desired, be used for massaging the prostatic gland. A portion of the applicator is insulated, as indicated at 23,, the

insulation extending from the base 2 to a point adjacent the curved end 22, thereby permitting that portion of the applicator which comes in contact with irritated parts to be heated and retaining the remainder of the applicator in a normal state to permit its being conveniently handled. It will be seen that the heating agency, which in this instance comprises a fluid, will be introduced through the pipe or duct 6 through which it will pass at its outer end into the applicator and will be permitted to return to the opening 24: in the insulation 23.

In Figs. 5 and 6 I have shown a form of applicator which is especially adapted for use in the treatment of diseases in the genitourinary tract of females and in this instance comprises a hollow body 23. preferably made of metal, the rear end 24 of which is constricted. The outer end of said body is slightly curved and has the terminal thereof, depressed to provide a cup-shaped recess 25 which will cover the base of the cervix uteri. The constricted end 24: of

the body is filled with a suitable insulating material 26 through which openings are formed, one of which in Fig. 5 is adapted to receive one end 27 of a tube 28, said tube comprising a means for conveying the heating agency into said body 23 and for expelling the same against the wall of the depressed portion 25 of the body, as illustrated to advantage in Fig. 6. The other of the openings which is formed in the constricted end 2% of the applicator in Fig. 5, is indicated at 29 and comprises an outlet for the fluid which is emitted through the outer end of the tube 28. The terminal of the constricted portion 2st of each of the forms shown in Figs. 5 and 6 is provided with conical openings 30 therein, which are adapted to receive the conical terminals 8 and 9 of the temperature registering means 10, in the same manner as the latter is associated with the applicator 1 in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. In Fig. 6 it will be noted that the form shown in Fig. 5 has been slightly modified, inasmuch as insulating material 31 is packed in the body 23 and terminates substantially at the inception of the curved outer terminal of said body, whereby only said curved terminal will be heated, this form of the invention being especially adapted for local application of heat to the cervix-uteri. In this form of the invention it will be noted that the tube 28 is extended through the body 23 the same as is shown in Fig. 5 and that a second tube, as indicated at 32, is passed through the insulating material 31 and comprises an outlet for the fluid which is dischargedthrough the tube 28 and into the body 23.. The inner end of the tube 31 communicates with one of the openings 30 in order to permit the discharge of the'fiuid into the chamber15, as shown in Fig. 3-.

The form of invention shown in Fig. 8

of the drawings is especially adapted for the application of heat to the rectum or prostate in the treatment of inflammatory diseases thereof, this form comprising a substantially pear-shaped body 33, the rear terminal of which is enlarged to provide an annulus 34. The portion 34 issues into a constricted neck 35 in which insulation 36 is mounted, said insulation being provided with parallel inlet and outlet ways, the inlet way having a tube 3.7 mounted therein which extends through said body 33 and terminates short of the outer end of the latter, whereby fluid may be introduced through said tube and discharged against the wall oi the outer terminal of the body and permitted to be discharged through the outlet way, indicated at 37, in the insulation 36. The free end of the neck 35. is enlarged and is provided with conical openings 30, asindicated at Fig. 7, and for the same purpose asthe openings shown in said figure.

From the above it will therefore be seen that various forms of applicators have been provided so as to conveniently and efiectively treat diseases of the nature aforementioned, and it is readily apparent that the temperature indicating mechanism 10 is equally applicable to any form of applicators shown in the drawings and may be conveniently and expeditiously attached therethrough by the same connection as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings.

I claim 1. A surgical instrument including a body equipped with an enlarged base, fingers projected from the free terminal of the base,

' a temperature registering device engageable registering device from displacement.

2. A surgical instrument including a body equipped with an enlarged base having conical openings, a temperature registering device, one terminal of the latter being formed to provide parallel cone-shaped members for snug engagement With the conical openings of said base, the apices of said cone-shaped members being open and in communication With said body, an inlet tube communicating With one of said cone-shaped members and having its outlet in proximity to a portion of the registering device, to indicate the temperature of materials passing through said inlet tube, and an outlet tube in communication with the other of said cone-shaped members and having its mouth adjacent another portion of the tempera ture recording device to indicate the temperature of materials when passing from said body.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

GILBERT H. HODGSON. Witnesses:

RoBT. E. BALDWIN, H. M. FAVER.

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